in washington, brian mooar, nbc bay area news. diane? >>> as the battle in washington continues, the fallout for california could also be significant. kris sanchez has more on that. >> reporter: california gets a tenth of the federal pie, when the cuts are decided we will definitely feel them here in the golden state. let's start with the numbers, california spends about $208.5 billion a year. 79 billion of which is federal money, that's nearly 40% of the state budget. the funds help pay for public transportation. and for transportation projects like the doyle drive retrofit. federal funds also feed school children. federal dollars also help support higher education. californians also get federal dollars through social security, medicare and medicaid and unemployment benefits. earlier this week, the california treasurer said the state secured a 5$5.4 billion bridge loan. if that happens, the government's costs of rising will rise sharply. you'll likely pay more if you have a mortgage or home loans. we don't know how much money the state